Sep 14, 2012
Friday
2012 NSCS GEICO 400 Final Practice Session Speeds
Timing & Scoring
September 14, 2012 – 5:48 pm |
No 18 Doublemint Toyota Camry on Track - Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR
Aric Almirola was second fastest with a lap speed of 181.214 mph, and was followed by Mark Martin (181.123 mph) who was third fastest, Carl Edwards (181.050) fourth and the current series points leader, Denny Hamlin (181.002) was fifth fastest.
Rounding out the top-ten fastest during the “Happy Hour” (final) practice session were Kasey Kahne (180.989 mph) who was sixth fastest, Jimmie Johnson (180.959) seventh, Trevor Bayne (180.905) eighth, Matt Kenseth (180.905) ninth and Jeff Gordon (180.808) posting the tenth fastest lap speed.
The teams will return Saturday afternoon at 1:30 PM (ET) for qualifying to determine the starting lineup for the 12th annual GEICO 400, which is scheduled to get underway around 2:20 PM (ET) Sunday afternoon. ESPN will provide television coverage beginning with their 1:00 PM (ET) NASCAR Countdown pre-race show.
2012 NSCS GEICO 400 Final Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Wrigley Toyota | 29.751 | 181.507 | 40 | 40 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Farmland Ford | 29.799 | 181.214 | 35 | 35 | -0.048 | -0.048 |
| 3 | 55 | Mark Martin | LG Partner of the Year/Aaron's Toyota | 29.814 | 181.123 | 1 | 38 | -0.063 | -0.015 |
| 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 29.826 | 181.05 | 28 | 28 | -0.075 | -0.012 |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 29.834 | 181.002 | 1 | 38 | -0.083 | -0.008 |
| 6 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance Chevrolet | 29.836 | 180.989 | 55 | 55 | -0.085 | -0.002 |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet | 29.841 | 180.959 | 21 | 29 | -0.09 | -0.005 |
| 8 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Best Buy Ford | 29.85 | 180.905 | 5 | 7 | -0.099 | -0.009 |
| 9 | *21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Good Sam/Camping World Ford | 29.85 | 180.905 | 34 | 34 | -0.099 | 0 |
| 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 29.866 | 180.808 | 1 | 53 | -0.115 | -0.016 |
| 11 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing/Farm American Chevrolet | 29.89 | 180.662 | 29 | 31 | -0.139 | -0.024 |
| 12 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards/Libman Chevrolet | 29.903 | 180.584 | 5 | 35 | -0.152 | -0.013 |
| 13 | 20 | Joey Logano | Dollar General Toyota | 29.913 | 180.524 | 1 | 49 | -0.162 | -0.01 |
| 14 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 29.922 | 180.469 | 1 | 54 | -0.171 | -0.009 |
| 15 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 29.927 | 180.439 | 3 | 30 | -0.176 | -0.005 |
| 16 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 29.997 | 180.018 | 1 | 45 | -0.246 | -0.07 |
| 17 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr.(i) | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 30.062 | 179.629 | 1 | 58 | -0.311 | -0.065 |
| 18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevrolet | 30.075 | 179.551 | 44 | 44 | -0.324 | -0.013 |
| 19 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Scotch Blue Ford | 30.165 | 179.015 | 35 | 40 | -0.414 | -0.09 |
| 20 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Ford | 30.207 | 178.767 | 35 | 35 | -0.456 | -0.042 |
| 21 | *95 | Scott Speed | JTS Ford | 30.249 | 178.518 | 7 | 7 | -0.498 | -0.042 |
| 22 | *98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parson Racing Ford | 30.279 | 178.341 | 5 | 8 | -0.528 | -0.03 |
| 23 | *91 | Reed Sorenson(i) | Plinker Tactical Toyota | 30.281 | 178.33 | 5 | 9 | -0.53 | -0.002 |
| 24 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Construction Chevrolet | 30.296 | 178.241 | 5 | 28 | -0.545 | -0.015 |
| 25 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 30.307 | 178.177 | 1 | 62 | -0.556 | -0.011 |
| 26 | 34 | David Ragan | Distraction.gov Ford | 30.307 | 178.177 | 32 | 32 | -0.556 | 0 |
| 27 | *30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Toyota | 30.308 | 178.171 | 3 | 7 | -0.557 | -0.001 |
| 28 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King Toyota | 30.321 | 178.094 | 45 | 45 | -0.57 | -0.013 |
| 29 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 30.341 | 177.977 | 1 | 28 | -0.59 | -0.02 |
| 30 | *37 | JJ Yeley | Max Q Work Force/Bradley University Chevrolet | 30.35 | 177.924 | 9 | 9 | -0.599 | -0.009 |
| 31 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/7-Eleven/National Guard Chevrolet | 30.356 | 177.889 | 2 | 64 | -0.605 | -0.006 |
| 32 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 30.37 | 177.807 | 24 | 24 | -0.619 | -0.014 |
| 33 | *33 | Cole Whitt(i) | LittleJoesAutos.com Chevrolet | 30.386 | 177.713 | 10 | 12 | -0.635 | -0.016 |
| 34 | *26 | Josh Wise # | MDS Transport Ford | 30.404 | 177.608 | 3 | 7 | -0.653 | -0.018 |
| 35 | 39 | Ryan Newman | GeneHaasFndtnWrkshpsForWarriors Chev | 30.542 | 176.806 | 52 | 68 | -0.791 | -0.138 |
| 36 | *87 | Joe Nemechek | AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 30.543 | 176.8 | 1 | 12 | -0.792 | -0.001 |
| 37 | *49 | Jason Leffler(i) | Robinson-Blakeney Racing Toyota | 30.595 | 176.499 | 5 | 7 | -0.844 | -0.052 |
| 38 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 30.619 | 176.361 | 1 | 75 | -0.868 | -0.024 |
| 39 | *19 | Mike Bliss(i) | Plinker Tactical Toyota | 30.684 | 175.987 | 8 | 8 | -0.933 | -0.065 |
| 40 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bubba Burger Toyota | 30.695 | 175.924 | 1 | 49 | -0.944 | -0.011 |
| 41 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevrolet | 30.704 | 175.873 | 60 | 71 | -0.953 | -0.009 |
| 42 | *23 | Scott Riggs | North Texas Pipe Chevrolet | 30.795 | 175.353 | 4 | 12 | -1.044 | -0.091 |
| 43 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet | 30.798 | 175.336 | 5 | 30 | -1.047 | -0.003 |
| 44 | 10 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 30.84 | 175.097 | 42 | 53 | -1.089 | -0.042 |
| 45 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King/Dr. Pepper Toyota | 30.874 | 174.904 | 6 | 59 | -1.123 | -0.034 |
| 46 | 32 | TJ Bell(i) | U.S. Chrome Ford | 31.194 | 173.11 | 3 | 36 | -1.443 | -0.32 |
(i) Ineligible for Driver Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie
* Required to Qualify on Time
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